Spotlights

The Otterbein University Athletic Department has been selected as an honorable mention winner of the 2013 NADIIIAA/Jostens Community Service Award, announced recently by the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators.

Eric Mitchell '13 has worked in every position - from cashier to driver - in his family's business, Creno's Pizza. As a junior at Otterbein, he bought his first franchise and has quickly adjusted to his new role in the business - owner.

When it comes to choosing a college, there are so many options. But it all comes down to finding your perfect fit. At Otterbein University, we know that one of the best ways to truly know what it’s like to be a student on our campus is to talk to the students and recent graduates, who live that experience. In their words, here are 10 reasons you should apply to Otterbein.

As part of their student teaching experience, Otterbein University education majors are required to complete a community service project within the school community. This fall, senior, early education major, Jessica Irwin, collaborated with first-grade teachers and students at Mark Twain Elementary School in Westerville, OH to create a friendship garden in memory of their classmate Tucker Northeimer, who was killed in a car accident in December 2012.

While the more than 100,000 people who attend Ohio State’s football games are focused on the field during game time, there’s one voice that reaches out to all of them. That’s the voice of Bob Kennedy, the OSU public address announcer.

Over the past 10 years, the movie Elf, starring Will Ferrell, has become a holiday favorite. This holiday season, Kyle McIntire ’12 is taking the stage in a winter wonderland alongside Buddy the Elf in the national tour of the musical, Elf.

Working in collaboration with State Representative, Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville and 2004 Otterbein graduate), Otterbein public relations students paid tribute to two central Ohio World War II veterans, in their 90s, at a news conference, for which the students pitched the media, hosted and created all materials.

First-year zoo and conservation science majors had the opportunity to present group poster projects to Columbus Zoo and Aquarium curators during spring semester. The projects were a culmination of the students’ observation, data collection and data analysis of their animal of choice at the Zoo.